Director – Operations

Nanofilm Technologies International Limited; Bayern; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nanofilm Technologies International Limited is seeking an experienced Operations Leader to drive Europe-wide strategies, oversee multiple production sites, and own P&L responsibility. You will lead cross-functional teams, optimize workflows and steer digital enablement, automation, and continuous improvement projects.

The role requires strong leadership, English and German fluency, and a track record in operational excellence within manufacturing.

Qualifikationen

• Master or bachelor’s degree in engineering (materials science, mechanical) or related.
• 10–15 years in operations management across multiple production sites.
• Directly managed production workers.
• Familiar with Kaizen, 5S and traditional production methods.
• Industry experience in thin film coating preferred.
• Strong P&L ownership and financial acumen.
• Track record of operational excellence and transformation initiatives.
• Strategic and systems thinking.
• Strong execution and change leadership.
• Commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management.
• Fluent in English and German.
• Results-oriented and accountable.
• Collaborative leadership style.
• Commercially minded with customer focus.
• Able to operate in ambiguity and complexity.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement Europe-wide strategies aligning with growth.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high quality results and improve profitability.
• Collaborate with management to optimize workflows.
• Set and monitor operational P&L, KPIs; report to senior management.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives (digital enablement, automation).
• Build and mentor operations teams to achieve goals.
• Foster a high-performance, customer-centric culture.
• Coordinate with HR on workforce planning and development.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, controls, and policies.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
• Establish governance frameworks and risk management.
• Act as escalation point for risks and crises.
• Engage with clients, partners, vendors on operational matters.
• Align with commercial, product, technology, and global ops to drive growth.
• Direct management of Augsburg site production to achieve excellence.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

P&L ownership

Ops excellence

Cross-functional

Strategic thinking

Process improvement

People management

Languages: EN/DE

Financial acumen

Supplier management

Ausbildung

Bachelor/Master in engineering

Jobbeschreibung

• Develop and implement operational strategies, policies, and procedures for Europe that are in line with the long term growth strategy.
• Lead cross functional teams to deliver consistent high quality results for our customers, and identify opportunities to improve profitability through process optimization, productivity gains and supplier management.
• Collaborate with Business Management, department heads to optimize workflows and performance.
• Set, monitor and own operational P&L, margin improvement, cost control, key performance indicators (KPIs); and provide regular reports to senior management
• Drive operational excellence initiatives (e.g. digital enablement, automation). Proactively define and Identify areas for continuous improvement to drive operational efficiency gains and implement solutions. (Operational efficiency, Health & safety, 5S, housekeeping). Ensure accurate data, reporting and dashboards to support decision-making and performance management.
• Build, lead, coach and mentor operations teams and operational leaders to achieve organizational goals via continuous improvement.
• Build a high-performance, customer-centric operations culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with HR to support workforce planning, succession, capability development and engagement.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, internal controls, and company policies.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, operating plans and resource allocation to meet budget P&L and targets, driving revenue enablement, margin improvement, and cost control.
• Establish robust governance frameworks, risk management practices, and internal audits where required.
• Act as escalation point for operational risks, issues and crisis management
• Drive initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction and operational excellence, engage with key clients, partners and vendors on operational matters as required.
• Partner closely with commercial, product, technology and global operations team to align priorities and lead cross-functional projects and initiatives that support company growth.
• Direct management of the production for the site of Augsburg to achieve operational excellence and cost effectiveness.

Requirements

• Master/bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline, i.e. materials science, mechanical engineering, or related.
• 10-15 years’ experience in operations management, especially multiple production sites
• Direct management of production workers
• Familiar with traditional production methods and Tools (Kaizen, 5S, etc)
• Preferably experience from thin film coating industry.
• Strong P&L ownership and financial acumen
• Track record of operational excellence, and transformation initiatives
• Strategic and systems thinking
• Strong execution and change leadership capability
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management
• High resilience and ability to operate in complex, fast-changing environments
• Fluent in English and German
• Result-oriented and accountable
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
• Commercially minded with a strong customer focus
• Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity